Main Entry: cen·ti·pede
Pronunciation: 'sen-t&-"pEd
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot -- more at FOOT
Date: 1601
: any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
